Liquid biopsy samples are increasingly becoming one of the most valuable, minimally-invasive sources of information as the basis of diagnosis and disease monitoring as well as disease prevention. Biospecimens such as plasma, serum and urine contain various biomarkers that provide key insights into changes within the genome, epigenome, transcriptome and […]
The leader in social health, Health Union, has announced the launch of its Social Health Network, a broad-reaching community for patients, carers, and healthcare professionals with the purpose of bringing empathy, support, and compassion to the business. The Social Health Network builds on Health Union’s heritage of bringing people together […]
SNOMED and the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics collaborative have finalized a five-year partnership designed to support clinical and informatics research. SNOMED International and the non-profit global research cooperation Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) have established a five-year partnership to expand prospects for healthcare research communities. The […]
The formula for innovation appears to be simple. To begin, locate a point of friction. Then, make it vanish. If only it was that easy. Imaginative thinking is required while trying to reinvent solutions to alleviate frequent pain points and bridge gaps. It also takes a desire to put in […]
The Global OneKey and IQVIA Technologies Partnerships teams are excited to announce the IQVIA HealthCare Locator SDK Partner Program. This software development kit (SDK) is a first-of-its-kind resource for quickly integrating HCP search modules into patient-facing mobile and web apps. This new program includes the SDK, eLearning training, certification, and support […]
Importance of intersectionality What is intersectionality? This relatively new term has to do with each individual’s unique experiences of discrimination and stigma, experiencing intersecting layers of oppression from different social identities. This could include race, sex, religion, and class. Why is this important in healthcare? On the patient’s side, people […]
Leading advisory and broking solutions company, WTW has launched a new risk and analytics tool for clients in the healthcare industry. HPL Quantified will provide clients with a unique set of assessment options to optimise their risk transfer, focused on Hospital Professional Liability (HPL) in the United States. Similar to […]
A new vaccine using the same mRNA technology as the Pfizer jab against COVID-19 could be a breakthrough in the fight against pancreatic cancer. In a promising early study conducted by German company BioNTech — which partnered with Pfizer to develop the lifesaving COVID shot — half of the patients […]
The installation of a new state-of-the-art surgical robot at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) is benefiting cancer patients. The Denise Coates Foundation, through an £8.4 million gift, funded the £2 million robot as part of the charity’s support for the Trust’s cancer care. Over 340 major colorectal […]
AtriCure, Inc. a leading innovator of surgical therapies and treatments for atrial fibrillation (AF), atrial appendage (AAG), as well as postoperative pain management, today announced that the first patient has been treated in the HEAL-IST™ trial (NCT 05280093). The first patient was treated by Drs Mark LaMeir and Carlo de Asmundis […]
